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R.E.M.
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Athens, Georgia, United States (1980 – present)
R.E.M. is an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1980. The band originally consisted of Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin), Mike Mills (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Bill Berry (drums). Berry retired from the band in October 1997 after having suffered a brain aneurysm on the ‘95 Monster tour. He is now a farmer.
Although “R.E.M.” can stand for “Rapid Eye Movement”, which is a certain stage during a person’s nightly sleep, it does not have special significance with respect to the band, for they have stated that they got the term at random out of a dictionary. Their first show together had been performed under the name Twisted Kites.
Throughout the 1980s, the band worked relentlessly, releasing records every year from their debut album Murmur in 1983 through Green in 1988. Alongside this hectic recording schedule, R.E.M. toured constantly, playing both theaters and backwoods dives. Along the way, they inspired countless bands, from the legions of jangle pop groups in the mid-1980s to scores of alternative pop groups in the 1990s, who admired their slow climb to stardom and were instrumental in the rise of college radio. The band’s politics, aesthetics, and hardworking ethos - largely inspired by the early punk and art rock movements of the 1970s - enabled the group to establish itself quickly as one of the pillars of the U.
Although “R.E.M.” can stand for “Rapid Eye Movement”, which is a certain stage during a person’s nightly sleep, it does not have special significance with respect to the band, for they have stated that they got the term at random out of a dictionary. Their first show together had been performed under the name Twisted Kites.
Throughout the 1980s, the band worked relentlessly, releasing records every year from their debut album Murmur in 1983 through Green in 1988. Alongside this hectic recording schedule, R.E.M. toured constantly, playing both theaters and backwoods dives. Along the way, they inspired countless bands, from the legions of jangle pop groups in the mid-1980s to scores of alternative pop groups in the 1990s, who admired their slow climb to stardom and were instrumental in the rise of college radio. The band’s politics, aesthetics, and hardworking ethos - largely inspired by the early punk and art rock movements of the 1970s - enabled the group to establish itself quickly as one of the pillars of the U.
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In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
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XenoLair wrote:
i love them
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Carn1fex wrote:
Listen not to music, and a shit! Continue in the same spirit...
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hamalainen wrote:
Definitely one of the best bands, maybe ever. I love how they have song for every mood. You could make a soundtrack for your life with just them.
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DefinedByVoid wrote:
if you believe we put a man on the moon
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fifi_summer wrote:
i like this band
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Mymlen wrote:
They are back in the studio recording their next studio album <3
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percypecker wrote:
Seen them twice awsome both times
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Cheekeemunkee wrote:
In cruising the reviews on R.E.M.'s albums, I think it's funny that each album after their first couple gets labeled "the album where they sold out" or "turned mainstream" or whatever other bs term there is for it. Truthfully, I don't think any one of their albums is an attempt to satisfy anyone outside the band. They've ALWAYS evolved, they've ALWAYS changed their sound - it's one of the things I love about R.E.M.
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scarboro wrote:
Yeah Live at the Olympia sounds great. :D Plus it was a bargain considering how many songs are on it!
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ALHAREZ wrote:
yes, i agree, REM ist one of the best bands :)
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Fallen0 wrote:
Drive <3
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BrilliBi wrote:
@Jacky: R.E.M. is one of the best live bands ever. Dont talk such crap.
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RPGHeroine wrote:
I've seen them live 4 times and they were amazing every time
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TheJarvis91 wrote:
"We are R.E.M. and this what we do!" <3
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Kohoetek wrote:
Live at the Olympia rocks! And to JackyB92, if you think they are not very good live you should have been at that gig. I was and it was one of the best ever.
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bander_az wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/R.E.M./+images/12353325
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JackyB92 wrote:
I never said I thought their music got worse after 1987. Its just my opinion that from what I've been told, seen and heard they are not a very good live performance. Pretty much all of their studio albums are very good, I think you just misunderstood what I was saying.
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oscargaytan wrote:
orange crush
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
Well, I wasn't referring to you or anyone specifically. I was basing my comment on the vagueness of the one from things_i_miss.
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funeralsummer wrote:
I never said that REM weren't allowed to evolve their sound... I simply prefer their earlier sound and songwriting style. :/ I didn't think it was that big of a deal. I like basically everything that they've done, but I have my preferences which is normal.
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Mike and Michael Discuss Live At The Olympia Today at XFM and NPR
25 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/rem
Mike will host Xfm's "Live Hour" tonight at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday (UK time). He'll be playing tracks from LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA. Michael, in the meantime, will be on NPR's "All Things Considered" where h. …
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